tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77543869204718763832024-03-13T23:36:51.864-05:00Homesteading At Redtail RidgeLearning from square one how to do things from scratch. Canning, recipes, medicinal herbs, gardening, farmette animals, and lots of family mixed in!dr momihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15665259531466170062noreply@blogger.comBlogger349125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-38595378182984532022013-07-24T14:55:00.001-05:002013-07-24T14:58:13.757-05:00Sumac Lemonade<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We have lots of staghorn sumac around us. It's actually invasive around my garden, but, we let it grow because of it's brilliant red color in the fall. A perk is the sumac berries to make sumac lemonade.<br />
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We soaked the berries for about 20 minutes in cold water. A cold water infusion helps to preserve the vitamin c content. These berries were a bit young yet. A little older and there would be more vitamin c in them.<br />
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I then strained the juice in a fine mesh strainer to make sure I got out all the little sumac hairs. I sweetened it with stevia.<br />
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I think they were quite apprehensive with the first sip. ....and then I heard "mmmm this is good!" It is good! Try it. <br />
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(Please make sure it is smooth or staghorn sumac. If you don't know for sure, get help identifying it.)<br />
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<strong>My first crop of gooseberries after 4 years of the bugs eating </strong><br />
<strong>the bush down to nothing. Why they didn't eat it this year I have no idea.</strong><br />
<strong>I didn't do anything to prevent them.</strong><br />
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<strong>At least he didn't spit them out :-) They are quite tasty.</strong><br />
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I planted a 4 foot tall mulberry tree by the chicken coop 5 years ago. It was a tree planted by the birds in the old fenceline. I knew they grew fast. I never imagined it would grow this big in such a short time.<br />
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It is <u>loaded</u> with fruit this year. My husband calls it a "bear dinner bell". The chickens think the fruit is a great substitute for a worm. But, the grandkids thought it was a mulberry piñata! They had a grand time gobbling up the fruit as it fell.<br />
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A mulberry tree is a great addition to a homestead. Planting it by the chicken coop was perfect for shade and chicken food. All my grown children were saying "I want a mulberry tree!". I reminded them it would be a pretty messy tree in town.<br />
Mulberry wine....mulberry pie......mulberry jam....just thinking out loud :-)<br />
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I was babysitting and puppy tending, grabbed my camera, and we took a walk down the driveway to get the mail. The driveway is 20 acres long. The deep woods are on it's north side and open field on the south side. My main reason for the camera was to get a shot of the horsetail growing by the mailbox, but lots of things were blooming.....<br />
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<strong>......dandelion wine (medicinal of course :-) </strong><br />
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<strong>......a great source of potassium</strong></td></tr>
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<strong>I do not use this medicinally, but</strong><br />
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<strong>This is <u>NOT</u> the elderberry you pick medicinally.</strong><br />
<strong>These blossoms and berries will give you one upset stomach.</strong><br />
<strong>Again, the medicinal elderberry will bloom in about 2 weeks.</strong><br />
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<strong>I always pick a new crop every year.</strong><br />
<strong>......excellent source of silica.</strong><br />
<strong>......any broken bones over the year,</strong><br />
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<strong>......drinking the tea will grow strong fingernails too!</strong><br />
<strong>......dry it in bunches hanging upside down.</strong></td></tr>
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<strong>......if I break a bone over this next year I will be drinking</strong><br />
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<strong>.....also a great source of protein to feed chickens over the winter.</strong><br />
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Thanks for playing everyone! This is a picture of two of the angora bunnies born this summer. They are now almost 6 months old...just about ready for their second shearing. .....and yes, they would jump out of there in 2 seconds now :-)<br />
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Frosting Recipe<span style="color: red;"> H</span><a href="http://homesteadingatredtailridge.blogspot.com/2011/12/making-gingerbread-houses.html"><span style="color: red;">ere</span></a><br />
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See the lake in the background? It's where all the guys in our crew go ice fishing. Now that deer hunting is over here in Wisconsin, all the guys thoughts are turned toward the lake freezing over.<br />
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The dark blue part has no ice yet. It's usually after the holidays before the ice is thick enough to walk on.<br />
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I was knitting away on a scarf for myself (yes...I learned) one Sunday evening after the family supper. This is how the conversation went....<br />
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6 yr. old grandson Ryan, "Grandma what are you making?"<br />
"A scarf."<br />
"For me?"<br />
"No this one is for me, would you like a scarf."<br />
"Yup!"<br />
"What colors would you like?"<br />
"Red and blue."<br />
"OK I'll get right on it."<br />
And that started an intense 3 weeks of making scarves for 10 grandchildren. There was no way I could make one for Ryan and not the others. I used up all the odds and ends yarn that I had made.<br />
Not being particularly experienced in knitting yet, I told the parents that these would be fishing scarves. No one would look at what there were wearing on the lake :-). In keeping with the theme, I put actual fishing lures (hooks removed) on the tassels of the scarves of the boys....they were so excited. The girls scarves have fish beads on them. Yes....all the bigger kids go ice fishing. They have a grand time fishing and playing with their cousins.<br />
So, tonight we had the "Blessing Of The Fishing Scarves", and the scarves were handed out to take home.<br />
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<strong>As the Grandmother of these children I</strong><br />
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<strong>and of the Holy Spirit. Jesus watch over these children</strong><br />
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<strong>May they catch lots of big fish!</strong><br />
<strong>....And someday Lord, may they become fishers of men, </strong><strong>just like St. Peter.</strong><br />
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Linked To: <a href="http://www.theprairiehomestead.com/2012/12/homestead-barn-hop-90.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ThePrairieHomestead+%28The+Prairie+Homestead%29"><span style="color: red;">Homestead Barn Hop #90</span></a><span style="color: #274e13;"></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">My scarf of many colors, made with handspun yarn.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;"> Turned out cute I think.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">Wearing it with a jeans jacket and cowboy boots :-)</span></strong></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #274e13;">.....dr momi</span></div>
dr momihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15665259531466170062noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-9989430256792212342012-11-28T13:39:00.001-06:002012-11-28T13:39:12.812-06:00Need A Funny Caption<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Here we go....back at it. It's been so long since the last pic let's just start new.<br />
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What's your caption for this week?<br />
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dr momihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15665259531466170062noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-61026353743283394972012-11-23T10:24:00.003-06:002012-11-23T20:37:51.563-06:00My Scoby Is A Baby<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Feeding it today.</span></strong></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #274e13;">.....dr momi</span></div>
dr momihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15665259531466170062noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-9839084794333272752012-10-29T18:14:00.001-05:002012-10-29T18:14:51.743-05:00Next Year's...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Next year's garden headache.</span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Next year's rooster.....a </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">(...and this winter's bunny treats)</span></strong></td></tr>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">(...and this winter's sprouts)</span></strong></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #274e13;">.....dr momi</span></div>
dr momihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15665259531466170062noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-34814487302230822132012-09-27T13:51:00.000-05:002012-09-27T14:00:08.389-05:00Bunny Yarn<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">and Tia Brown (llama).</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">A single ply ball of merino sheep wool and</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">dyed light pink Tara (angora rabbit).</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">And a single ply ball of novelty yarn from </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">shorter lengths of wool....Tara (angora rabbit) dyed with</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">grape kool-aid and Montego Bay (llama).</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">All spun on a drop spindle....too much fun :-)</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: small;">.....dr momi</span></strong></td></tr>
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dr momihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15665259531466170062noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-10254960655980917772012-09-23T15:17:00.000-05:002012-09-23T15:19:01.929-05:00The Last of the Pico de Gallo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">The last of the Pico de Gallo for the season.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">I do believe I will make it my whole supper :-)</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">Here's the <a href="http://homesteadingatredtailridge.blogspot.com/2011/09/pico-de-gallo.html"><span style="color: red;">recipe</span></a>.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: small;">.....dr momi</span></strong><br />
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dr momihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15665259531466170062noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-53510532955997868722012-09-07T11:59:00.000-05:002012-09-07T11:59:21.677-05:00Homesteading Pics<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Just out of the pressure canner.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;"><em>More </em>tomato sauce.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">(the tomato plants have produ</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;">ced</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">like crazy this year!)</span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Mama banty hen hatched out 5 ducklings</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">for me. They l.o.v.e. her :-)</span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Living 30 years in the same spot, </strong></span><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">I have never seen </span><span style="font-size: large;">the trees start turning this early.</span></strong></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #274e13;">.....dr momi</span></div>
dr momihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15665259531466170062noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-22111457974281197522012-08-13T19:31:00.000-05:002012-08-26T12:52:15.417-05:00Kid Quotes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">After explaining the baby bunnies</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">were "periscoping" when they sat</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">on their back legs and raised themselves up,</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">they all quit doing it.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">3 1/2 year old Gracie.....</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">"Grandma, why did </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: small;">all the bunnies quit <em>spyglassing</em>?</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: small;">.....Grandma Jean</span></strong></td></tr>
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dr momihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15665259531466170062noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-59045936180205059922012-08-06T14:28:00.000-05:002012-08-06T14:37:40.867-05:00Heirloom Peas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">One of the things I like to play around with, is </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: small;">saving</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;"> seed from this years garden to plant </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: small;">in next years garden.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">I planted a short row of heirloom peas </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">just for the seed </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: small;">this year.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">I think every one of my adult kids came in with a handful</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">of fresh picked peas and said, </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">"Mom you forgot to pick your peas."</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">~geesh~</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">It is never hard to find someone to help </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">shuck </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: small;">the seed </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: small;">out when they are dry......</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">Kids and adults love the job :-)</span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Well dried and then stored in a ziplock bag</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">down in the cool basement.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">Next year.....you can pick my peas for me kids!</span></strong></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #274e13;">.....dr momi</span></div>dr momihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15665259531466170062noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-33971446557250717302012-07-30T14:19:00.000-05:002012-08-06T14:29:40.363-05:00Total Cuteness<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Angora bunny Sparkle, 15 days old.</strong></span><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">Promised to granddaughter Gracie as her pet bunny.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">She was named by Gracie.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">(Gracie's mom is going to use Sparkle as a therapy bunny</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">at the grade school where she works.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">Gracie's grandma (me) is going to spin the wool into yarn...</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">for Gracie's mom. :-)</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: small;">.....Grandma Jean</span></strong><br />
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<strong></strong></div>dr momihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15665259531466170062noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-12035524418199514822012-07-29T21:30:00.000-05:002012-08-06T14:30:13.318-05:00A Wisconsin Fish Boil<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Tonight we had our 1st Annual Family Corn Roast </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">and Fish Boil,</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">featuring sweet corn, red potatoes and onions from the garden.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">The corn soaked in salt water for 20 hours, and then was roasted over the open fire until it looked like it was totally burnt.</span></strong></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Roasted corn has just enough of a different taste</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>than boiled corn that it is totally worth the effort.</strong></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Usually a fish boil uses whitefish or lake trout.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">Bring to a rolling boil, 2 gallons of water</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">1 cup salt</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">3 Tbl. Old Bay Seasoning</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">(in the seasoning section at grocery store)</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">3 bay leaves</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">1 Tbl. ground white pepper</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">Add 10 medium peeled whole onions</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">Keep boiling 10 more minutes.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">(Ours was a 14 lb-er)</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">I can't describe to you how good it was!</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">(the picture does not do it justice)</span></strong></td></tr>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">It doesn't get any better than this.......</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: small;">.....dr momi</span></strong></td></tr>
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Linked To: <a href="http://www.theprairiehomestead.com/2012/07/homestead-barn-hop-72.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ThePrairieHomestead+%28The+Prairie+Homestead%29"><span style="color: red;">Homestead Barn Hop #72</span></a></div>dr momihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15665259531466170062noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-67031128905055669942012-07-20T12:08:00.001-05:002012-08-06T14:30:28.721-05:00Kits<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Zsa-Zsa had her babies last Sat.</strong><br />
<strong>9 angora kits...in some great colors!</strong><br />
<strong>(I'm visioning the yarn already.)</strong><br />
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<strong>My 4 yr. old grandson Riley looked at the nest and said,</strong><br />
<strong>"I see one more egg."</strong><br />
<strong>*Ahem*....we had a birds and bees talk.</strong><br />
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</div>dr momihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15665259531466170062noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-24583881393844930932012-07-16T12:01:00.004-05:002012-07-16T12:01:42.873-05:00Monday in Pictures<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">This is made of 100% llama...Pele & Gallante. (not mine)</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">I love that it is the same color as my weathered chair outside.</span></strong></td></tr>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">It's 90 degrees outside.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">She's laying in the sunbeam over the top of the air conditioning vent.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">Life is good if you're a dog in our house!</span></strong></td></tr>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">I think it did me good.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">In the mean time I learned how to needle felt.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">(very therapeutic jabbing things with a needle, lol)</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">I hope to have a small animal for each grandchild for Christmas.</span></strong></td></tr>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">She learned how to needle felt too.</span></strong></td></tr>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">Yarrow flowers are drying for</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">dried flower arrangements.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">The leaves have already been dried</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">as a <a href="http://homesteadingatredtailridge.blogspot.com/2011/06/medicinal-herb-yarrow.html"><span style="color: red;">medicinal herb.</span></a></span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Ya, well, .....we figured it out.</strong></span><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">My son's size 13 Nike's.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">The rain had washed away the front part</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;"> of the track</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: small;"> just leaving the heel imprint.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">at our 4th of July party.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">.....so did the adults. I brought out my</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">gallon of <a href="http://homesteadingatredtailridge.blogspot.com/2011/10/apple-wine-for-trade.html"><span style="color: red;">homemade apple wine</span></a><span style="color: red;">.</span> With</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">must say YUM :-)</span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>All the kids got a glow light flashlight</strong></span><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">with a whistle on the end. I found them in the</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">camping supply section of Wal-Mart.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">They were a huge hit....and also a little ear splitting :-)</span></strong></td></tr>
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Posts will still be limited for a while, I'll try to keep some pictures coming...<em>and</em>...get around to reading <em>your</em> posts!</div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;">.....dr momi</span></div>
</div>dr momihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15665259531466170062noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754386920471876383.post-35348328216539902442012-06-24T12:59:00.000-05:002012-06-24T13:38:46.629-05:00Sunday In Pictures<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">I'd like you all to meet Zsa-Zsa.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">100 % French Angora.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;"> Sherman's wife....due mid July</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">with little fiber bunnies :-)</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">I did buy a 90 % German Angora</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">baby also -- sold to me as a wooler (no papers).</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">I won't be breeding her till this fall or next spring.</span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Sherman is 1/2 inch away from being ready to shear.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">Don't you just want to <em>feel</em> it?</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">I bought a new-used carding machine and</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">can't wait to blend his color with a forest green</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">dyed alpaca/wool blend. .....ready to experiment!</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">On a side note....Zsa-Zsa was the first girl that Sherman</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">ever bred. He knew just what to do :-)</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">....and I got an education on how rabbits "do it".</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">They fall over at the end....very weird to see!!!</span></strong></td></tr>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">4 of the 5 kids are taking care of their own small gardens here.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">A-hem.....my part of the garden is <em>NOT</em> in the foreground :-)</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">In the back is the sweet corn for everyone.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">My husband plants and tends it.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">We have a saying around here that the corn needs to be</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">"knee high by the 4th of July". Well, this year it</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">is already waist high and starting to tassel.</span></strong></td></tr>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;"> that the pigs cleared last year.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">The kids (adults) are competing to see</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">who can grow the biggest pumpkin.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">Rabbit manure has been in high demand!</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">(We may be ready for pigs again next summer.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">This worked excellent for clearing </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">quack grass </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: small;">without spraying.)</span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>So....my husband and I were trying to figure out what </strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>made this track in the garden. I thought maybe</strong></span><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">a bunny. He then informed me that it would have had to</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">been a 100 # bunny to make such a deep impression. :-)</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">Did we do it with the hoe? --- couldn't duplicate it.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: small;">It's about 3 inches wide and 4 inches long.</span></strong><br />
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